Danny Martinez

8.9

Bottle compliments of Ken and CIG’s 30th; opened during Moxie’s soft opening at Alexandra House. Danny is drinking solo as he has been since June (counting the days until cleared to drink again) — and comments include, “it gets better the colder it is; I like French and New Zealand SB more; it doesn’t have the acidity we are used to...” Most importantly, tonight we toast to Josie as we wrap our head around what 22 August will forever mean to us. We have one other bottle; will confirm rating when we both can share the bottle. — 3 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.3

So, I’m of the opinion that Gerhard Reisacher’s sweet spot is Cabernet Franc. This 2009 isn’t quite as good as his 2007 - that is the best 100% cab franc I’ve ever had - but this is damn close. No trace of the bell pepper you typically get from people picking the fruit too early, this is a terrific wine with notes of something reminiscent of roasted chipotle pepper, black pepper, and currant. Medium-to-full bodied palate with a silky, mouthfilling feel leading to a lingering finish. This is nothing like a cab franc from The Loire - pure California - but a terrific wine nonetheless. Winemakers would do well to take lessons from Gerhart on how to handle this varietal. — 4 years ago

with Vanessa

Ravi Subramanian

9.2

Light, Savory, low tanins, medium acidity — 5 years ago

Leslie Bartos

9.3

2013 vintage, Birthday dinner at Bourbon Steak. Decanted 1 hour and over dinner. Opened up nicely. — 6 years ago

with Tony

Cambria Law

8.9

Drank at tony and Andreas's — 7 years ago

Scott Soren

9.4

Wow. What's there to say. Silly some Syrah. Yummy. — 7 years ago

Natalie Griffin

9.5

Yummy and warm. — 8 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Extremely well done — 8 years ago

Ryan Matthyssen

9.5

2008 vintage — 9 years ago

Louie Petit

9.3

Absolutely delicious! — 10 years ago

Scott Cowan

8.9

Good deal at Costco. Big wine will likely drink better in 2022-2025. Might then merit 9.2+ rating, but I’m not ready to bet big on that and buy a bunch b/c the vanillan is too damn strong and takes too long to off-gas. Vanilla from the French Oak would be wonderful, but this has that fake vanilla that sticks in the back of the throat and destroys the wine straight out of the bottle, at least for now, Nov 9, 2020. HOWEVER, after a whirl around the blender (= decant for hours) things drastically improved. The next day = MUCH better. No more fake vanilla aftertaste at all. Next day notes: Big entry w/ some heat I bet on 15% alcohol. This heat returns to linger nicely on the lush finish. Lush is the right word: Dark fruits, plum, blackberry, with a hint of stems/leaves too. Tobacco, allspice, black pepper come in mid palate and stick around a while too. Ok. Well worth buying two bottles to lay down :-) — 4 years ago

Jocelyn Yard

9.4

Bought this bottle directly from Cherie, after meeting her for the first time. A delight! — 5 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

Cherry nose and pine tree palate. Herbal blend reminiscent of Mt. Veeder cabs. Nice depth. — 5 years ago

RustyR

9.2

Still great. Past prime. Lost some acid and brightness. But sage and violet. Not the usual spice of delectus. Very soft tannins mid palate. — 5 years ago

Ben Edwards

9.2

A replacement for the Pairing as a Marry Edwards regular bottle. Definitely sharper and less pronounced stone fruit, but nicely balanced and went well with all dinner courses. Bottles went too fast to see how they opened, so questionable still as a stand-alone (probably great); high marks for elevating the usual crisp white wine dishes. — 6 years ago

Sara Carli

10

So French! Earthy, silky smooth delicious! — 7 years ago

with Michell and Sam

B

10

2007 Peter Michael Point Rouge Chardonnay. HB w MnD and J&D B. We loved this wine wine so much at the Heart concert and we loved it tonight. Floral, along with notes of buttery brioche and oak. However, somewhat surprisingly, as we drank this in comp to the 2013 Ridge Monte Bello Chardonnay, it did not win out. Still such a great wine that we really, really enjoyed. — 8 years ago

B P Woodrow

9.4

Fabulous with ribeye and family. — 9 years ago

Pat Lomelo

9.2

Slightly better than the 05 with longer finish and more fruit — 9 years ago

Kathleen Bradley

10

Full bodied and no tannin or after taste — 10 years ago

David L

9.4

16’ Peter Michael Bella Cote (Rued vineyard). Peach, honeydew, toasty oak, fig, apricot & tangerine. Moderate acidity & ends with a long, expansive flavors. Another extraordinarily well-made wine by PM. — 4 years ago

Michael Seely

9.2

Great palette, superb Merlot. Well constructed, few more years in the bottle will only refine its potential gifts. — 4 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Michael Chelus

9.0

Blackberry, cassis, mocha, vanilla, licorice and oak. Great structure and moderate tannins. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.2

This had a bit of VA to blow off at first. Lot of funk too. Old fig, graham cracker, stewed red and black fruits. A lot of plum and dates in the finish. Tannin structure was strong as was acidity. I’d enjoy these fairly soon. — 5 years ago

with Dan and Mark

Liz Pollen

9.6

Drinking to General Registration (Marnie's treat). Very sweet, smooth, and effervescent. — 7 years ago

Natalie Griffin

8.9

Dark purple and indigo. Some figs. — 8 years ago

Eric Waxman

9.1

Still in good shape which is no easy task for a 2004 California Chard — 8 years ago

DAG

9.4

Amazing Bordeaux blend of Sauv. Blanc and Semillion. It has a very viscous mouth feel which reminded me of an SQN wine. — 9 years ago

Julien Fayard

Owner/Winemaker Azur Wines, Winemaker Purlieu

9.3

Knights valley gem!
— 9 years ago

Nolan LaBrucherie

9.8

Scrumditlyioumtions! — 10 years ago

with Nick